Prince Edward Island Criminal Rule of Practice Respecting Reduction in the Number of Years of Imprisonment Without Eligibility for Parole

Rule 79 - Prince Edward Island Rule of Practice Respecting Applications and Hearings Concerning a Reduction in the Number of Years of Imprisonment Without Eligibility for Parole

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island — Trial Division, pursuant to subsection 745(5) of the Criminal Code, hereby makes the annexed Prince Edward Island Rule of Practice respecting applications and hearings concerning a reduction in the number of years of imprisonment without eligibility for parole.

judge means the judge of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island — Trial Division, designated by the Chief Justice to empanel a jury pursuant to subsection 745(2) of the Criminal Code in respect of an application; (juge)

registrar

registrar means the registrar of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. (greffier)

Application

Contents of Application

79.03 An application shall be in writing in Form 79.03A and shall contain

(b) the name and place of each institution in which the applicant has been detained since the time of the applicant’s arrest for the offence that is the subject of the application and the date of entry into each of those institutions;

(c) the offence that is the subject of the application, the sentence imposed, the dates of conviction and sentencing and the place of the trial;

(d) the applicant’s number of years of imprisonment without eligibility for parole;

Service

(c) the officer in charge of the institution in which the applicant is detained.

79.07 Service of an application may be effected by registered or certified mail, in which case it shall be deemed to have been effected on the seventh day after the day on which it was mailed.

79.08 Proof of service of an application may be established by filing with the registrar an affidavit of the person who effected the service or by any other means satisfactory to the Chief Justice.

Delivery of Application

79.09 An application shall be delivered by the registrar to the Chief Justice on receipt by the registrar of proof of service of the application in accordance with sections 79.06 to 79.08.

Determination

79.10(1) On receipt of an application, the Chief Justice shall determine whether subsection 745(1) of the Criminal Code applies to the applicant.

(2) Where the Chief Justice determines that subsection 745(1) of the Criminal Code does not apply to an applicant, the Chief Justice shall dismiss the application and, where the Chief Justice determines that that subsection applies to an applicant, the Chief Justice shall send the application to the judge.

Notice

(b) send a written notice of the date and place of the preliminary hearing to the Attorney General.

79.12 On receipt of a notice referred to in paragraph 79.11(b), the Attorney General shall cause a written notice of the date and place of the preliminary hearing to be sent by registered mail to, or served on,

(c) the officer in charge of the institution in which the applicant is detained.

79.13 A copy of each notice referred to in paragraph 79.11(b) or section 79.12 shall be filed with the registrar.

Preliminary Hearing

Procedure

79.14(1) At a preliminary hearing held in connection with an application, the judge may determine any matter that may promote a fair and expeditious hearing of the application and may make any orders and give any directions necessary for the hearing of the application.

(2) At the preliminary hearing, the applicant and the Attorney General shall inform the judge of any evidence they intend to present and of the manner in which they intend to present it.

(3) Where, at a preliminary hearing, the applicant or the Attorney General informs the judge that the applicant or the Attorney General proposes to present evidence by affidavit, the judge may require the attendance of the deponent for the purpose of cross-examination and may give directions regarding the use to be made of that evidence at the hearing of the application.

(4) The judge may adjourn the preliminary hearing as the judge considers appropriate.

Parole Eligibility Report

79.15(1) At the preliminary hearing, the judge may order that a parole eligibility report be prepared in respect of an applicant and having regard to the matters referred to in subsection 745(2) of the Criminal Code.

(2) A parole eligibility report in respect of an applicant shall be prepared by a person designated by the Solicitor General of Canada and shall contain

(6) The registrar, on receipt of a parole eligibility report in respect of an applicant, shall deliver a copy of the report to the applicant and to the Attorney General.

Preliminary Hearing Resumed

79.16(1) The judge, on being informed that a parole eligibility report has been filed, shall notify the applicant and the Attorney General that the preliminary hearing is being resumed.

(2) In setting the date for the resumption of a preliminary hearing, the judge shall allow at least 30 days for the applicant and the Attorney General to study the parole eligibility report in respect of the applicant.

Cross-examination on Report

79.17 Where the applicant or the Attorney General disputes any part of the parole eligibility report in respect of the applicant, the applicant or the Attorney General may require the attendance of the author of that report at the preliminary hearing for the purpose of cross-examination.

Judge to Decide in Case of Dispute

79.18 In the case of a dispute at the preliminary hearing, the judge shall decide what parts of the parole eligibility report in respect of the applicant and what additional evidence, if any, are to be presented at the hearing of the application.

Conclusion of Preliminary Hearing

(a) order that a jury be empanelled and determine the date and place for the hearing of the application; or

(b) where the judge considers that subsection 745(1) of the Criminal Code does not apply to the applicant, refer the application back to the Chief Justice.

(2) Where an application is referred back to the Chief Justice pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) and the Chief Justice determines that subsection 745(1) of the Criminal Code does not apply to the applicant, the Chief Justice shall dismiss the application.